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🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump announces he will issue an unconstitutional and illegal executive order purporting to ban mail-in voting and certain voting equipment for the 2026 midterm election.
Such an effort would violate the Constitution and is a major step to prevent free and fair elections.
Such an effort would violate the Constitution and is a major step to prevent free and fair elections.
August 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump announces he will issue an unconstitutional and illegal executive order purporting to ban mail-in voting and certain voting equipment for the 2026 midterm election.
Such an effort would violate the Constitution and is a major step to prevent free and fair elections.
Such an effort would violate the Constitution and is a major step to prevent free and fair elections.
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Another Tennessee community is dealing with the same developers who are part of the Christian nationalist effort in Jackson County. MONDAY on @NC5 at 6PM, we travel to that county to investigate.
August 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Another Tennessee community is dealing with the same developers who are part of the Christian nationalist effort in Jackson County. MONDAY on @NC5 at 6PM, we travel to that county to investigate.
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Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
July 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
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Today's Planned Parenthood decision was a devasting blow to women, and it wasn't even about abortion. It was a devasting blow to civil rights, and it wasn't even about Civil Rights.
It's one of the worst decisions from this SCOTUS, worse than you probably think.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
It's one of the worst decisions from this SCOTUS, worse than you probably think.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Supreme Court Has Dealt Another Devastating Blow to Women
The court's ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood twists logic, common sense, and the law to further the right-wing assault on bodily autonomy.
www.thenation.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Today's Planned Parenthood decision was a devasting blow to women, and it wasn't even about abortion. It was a devasting blow to civil rights, and it wasn't even about Civil Rights.
It's one of the worst decisions from this SCOTUS, worse than you probably think.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
It's one of the worst decisions from this SCOTUS, worse than you probably think.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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LICCARDO: Capital One contributed $1 million to Trump's inauguration. And what happened as a result to the CFPB case?
HARPER: They got their case dismissed
LICCARDO: We're watching the defunding of the financial police happening
HARPER: They got their case dismissed
LICCARDO: We're watching the defunding of the financial police happening
June 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
LICCARDO: Capital One contributed $1 million to Trump's inauguration. And what happened as a result to the CFPB case?
HARPER: They got their case dismissed
LICCARDO: We're watching the defunding of the financial police happening
HARPER: They got their case dismissed
LICCARDO: We're watching the defunding of the financial police happening
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Chris Murphy: "Trump & the Republicans are trying to engineer the most massive transfer of wealth from the poor & middle class to the wealthy in history of the country...that's super unpopular. So how do you pass it? You can only pass it if you also destroy democracy & the means of accountability"
June 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Chris Murphy: "Trump & the Republicans are trying to engineer the most massive transfer of wealth from the poor & middle class to the wealthy in history of the country...that's super unpopular. So how do you pass it? You can only pass it if you also destroy democracy & the means of accountability"
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KTLA - Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all US Marines, pepper-sprayed and punched in the face by alleged federal immigration officers while he was working as a landscaper at an IHOP. He was then forced into the back of an unmarked car in Santa Ana.
Masked men in U.S. Border Patrol vests take Santa Ana father after repeatedly hitting him
In a graphic video that has since gone viral on social media, about seven or more masked men wearing U.S. Border Patrol vests are seen violently detaining a Santa Ana father before forcing him into…
ktla.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
KTLA - Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all US Marines, pepper-sprayed and punched in the face by alleged federal immigration officers while he was working as a landscaper at an IHOP. He was then forced into the back of an unmarked car in Santa Ana.
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“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
ktla.com/news/local-n...
ktla.com/news/local-n...
June 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
ktla.com/news/local-n...
ktla.com/news/local-n...
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By the way, another big lie. Trump said he had no interest in investigating the 2020 election. Well, he just called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to do just that.
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
By the way, another big lie. Trump said he had no interest in investigating the 2020 election. Well, he just called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to do just that.
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Martin: There is no doubt that that has been fomented by the far right in this country and extremism and violent rhetoric that exists in the far reaches of the internet that we have allowed to seep into into this country.. Well, it's bullshit
June 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Martin: There is no doubt that that has been fomented by the far right in this country and extremism and violent rhetoric that exists in the far reaches of the internet that we have allowed to seep into into this country.. Well, it's bullshit
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the Uber CEO tells Trump his company supports the MAGA reconciliation bill (that will strip millions of healthcare and food support)
June 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
the Uber CEO tells Trump his company supports the MAGA reconciliation bill (that will strip millions of healthcare and food support)
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An anti-voting lawsuit is demanding full access to Utah’s voter registration list, including records that are private and protected under state law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Right-Wing Legal Group Sues to Obtain Utah’s Voter Roll
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
An anti-voting lawsuit is demanding full access to Utah’s voter registration list, including records that are private and protected under state law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Okay there it is.
The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
June 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Okay there it is.
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“Without the threat of contempt, legal experts say the Trump administration could ignore court orders with impunity.”
Project 2025 was once a secret. Now it’s being written into our country.
Project 2025 was once a secret. Now it’s being written into our country.
Obscure provision in House bill threatens enforcement of court rulings on Trump
At stake is whether judges can enforce their orders blocking Trump policies that are ruled unlawful, as they already have 180 times.
www.usatoday.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“Without the threat of contempt, legal experts say the Trump administration could ignore court orders with impunity.”
Project 2025 was once a secret. Now it’s being written into our country.
Project 2025 was once a secret. Now it’s being written into our country.
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Rep. Seth Moulton: "Biden expanded Veterans care more than any president in a generation."
Trump and Musk are tearing it down.
Veterans know who had our back—and who’s taking a chainsaw to our care. We won’t forget.
Trump and Musk are tearing it down.
Veterans know who had our back—and who’s taking a chainsaw to our care. We won’t forget.
June 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Rep. Seth Moulton: "Biden expanded Veterans care more than any president in a generation."
Trump and Musk are tearing it down.
Veterans know who had our back—and who’s taking a chainsaw to our care. We won’t forget.
Trump and Musk are tearing it down.
Veterans know who had our back—and who’s taking a chainsaw to our care. We won’t forget.
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Hidden fees in live-event ticketing and hotels are now illegal under a Biden-era FTC rule that just took effect.
Kudos to former FTC Chair Lina Khan, whose leadership could finally make junk fees a thing of the past.
Kudos to former FTC Chair Lina Khan, whose leadership could finally make junk fees a thing of the past.
Sorry Ticketmaster and Airbnb — America's era of hidden fees is over
Ticketmaster and Airbnb now have to list prices up front, instead of tacking on hidden fees at the end. This new "all-in
www.businessinsider.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Hidden fees in live-event ticketing and hotels are now illegal under a Biden-era FTC rule that just took effect.
Kudos to former FTC Chair Lina Khan, whose leadership could finally make junk fees a thing of the past.
Kudos to former FTC Chair Lina Khan, whose leadership could finally make junk fees a thing of the past.
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They found no fraud—just a new way to screw over retirees at Silicon Valley speed.
May 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
They found no fraud—just a new way to screw over retirees at Silicon Valley speed.
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Are we still pretending this is about free speech?
The Naval Academy cancelled a freakin' Ken Burns documentary showing, not because of the content, but because Burns had been critical of Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
April 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Are we still pretending this is about free speech?
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“Don’t leave people behind—bring people home.” Jason Rezaian’s message is clear: the U.S. won’t act until it becomes politically costly not to. Public pressure works.
Is Kilmar Abrejo Garcia a State Hostage? Jason Rezaian explains
In 2015, Jason Rezaian was unjustly arrested in Iran and detained for nearly a year and a half.
contrarian.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“Don’t leave people behind—bring people home.” Jason Rezaian’s message is clear: the U.S. won’t act until it becomes politically costly not to. Public pressure works.
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Beware the Ides of March, Donald. Your people are just waiting for their moment.
April 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Beware the Ides of March, Donald. Your people are just waiting for their moment.
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“American government, American foreign policy, and American trade policy are slowly being transformed, not to benefit Americans but to benefit the president, his family, and his friends.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Kleptocracy, Inc.
Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.
www.theatlantic.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“American government, American foreign policy, and American trade policy are slowly being transformed, not to benefit Americans but to benefit the president, his family, and his friends.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Trump got caught on a hot mic saying he wants to deport U.S. citizens—insinuating to El Salvador’s president he intends to send “homegrown criminals” there.
Let’s be clear: He’s talking about Americans.
This isn’t tough talk. It’s dictator talk. He’d burn the Constitution if it got in his way.
Let’s be clear: He’s talking about Americans.
This isn’t tough talk. It’s dictator talk. He’d burn the Constitution if it got in his way.
April 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Trump got caught on a hot mic saying he wants to deport U.S. citizens—insinuating to El Salvador’s president he intends to send “homegrown criminals” there.
Let’s be clear: He’s talking about Americans.
This isn’t tough talk. It’s dictator talk. He’d burn the Constitution if it got in his way.
Let’s be clear: He’s talking about Americans.
This isn’t tough talk. It’s dictator talk. He’d burn the Constitution if it got in his way.
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BREAKING: Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocks the 4th Circuit’s order requiring the Trump administration to return a wrongfully deported Maryland father, granting additional time to rule on the dispute.
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
‘This is a Path of Perfect Lawlessness’: Court Condemns Trump Over Wrongful Deportation
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
BREAKING: Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocks the 4th Circuit’s order requiring the Trump administration to return a wrongfully deported Maryland father, granting additional time to rule on the dispute.
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
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The North Carolina Supreme Court temporarily paused a lower court’s ruling to disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in the state’s Supreme Court election, unless they fix their ballots in 15 days. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina Supreme Court Pauses Lower Court’s Ruling to Disenfranchise Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The North Carolina Supreme Court temporarily paused a lower court’s ruling to disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in the state’s Supreme Court election, unless they fix their ballots in 15 days. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...